The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-12-22
! South River Items.
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Several Of Rovers friends have COM
planned of his silence for few issues OF
the VIRGINIAN. He promises that mere
after they shall have no reason to com
plain.
| Can't E. Bateman glaodened his many
friends hereabouts by his return lew
/ DAYS ago from Kentucky, where he has been
/ for nearly year experimenting the con-
strrction of a railroad. The captains
services are demanded again in that State,
and he will return there in short while.
Neighbor Karnes returned last week
from a hunt in Allegheny and Botetourt.
He had full proof of his success, for on the
same train with him came line four
prouged buck, to whose head was attached
the heads of two others.
Ed. A. Hamilton has force of skilled
workmen engaged in putting up a wind
engine on one of largest farms III Abe
marie, and has orders for several others.
Since the invention Of these machines,
therehaS ocGurre(4g revolution fhe old
methods, of securing a water supply A
house may be situated half mile or more
from water and upon perpendicular hill,
but these are no obstacles, for by the lift
and force attachments the water is put
anywhere needed.
! No one can imagine the great value OF
one of these machines until he visits some
farm where short time ago he saw the
water for domestic purposes carried IN
buckets up a long hill, the cattle driven
from every field to some distant stream,
and the good housewife forced to trudge
up and down this tiresome hill IN order TO
attend to the duties OF dalrylng and III
place of these costly and killing methods
see the water delivered to the kitchen and
| to every room in the house; hydrant in
the garden from which the thirsty plants
may be supplied with freshness: the dairy
within ten feet of the kitchen door; con-
slant stream running through it. the cat
tie supplied at the trough in the barn yard
or in easy reach Of water in every field.
These. are but part OF the many blessings
| in reach of every farmer and at very easy
price.
/ The labor saved to the female portions
of a farmers family in one year or less
will more thansrepay the small outlay for a
wind engine.
Many farmer has said IF | had sup
ply of water convenient. | would not be-
grudge five thousand dollars. My farm
would be worth three times what it now
| is.'' He can get all the water he wants
and anywhere he wants 1t for hundred or
two
There is an immense quantity OF hay
and wheat being shipped from Fishersville
station. C. & o. Railroad greatly doubt
if there is another station ON the line from
which 50 great quantity OF products OF
the farm finds an outlet to foreign mat
| kets. Notwithstanding the great qnan-
tity of wheat now leaving the country,
every mill in the strict is going full tilt
on full time.
Such is the case at Stuart S, J. n Koi-
ner's. the great Waynesboro mill, and
William Brand on Christian's creek. Mr.
Brand is taking in wheat daily IN great
quantities and shipping his flour in all
directions. He has several thousand bush
els of fine quality of wheat now in his
gamers.
Among those Virginians who have given
up old methods of farming and established
a Few enterprise, is Mr.. j. M. Bowman
of Nokesvllle, near Manassas, Va.
MI. Bowman is young man and for
merry from the Valley. A few years ago
he concluded that there was more i'll the
poultry business and at once concluded to
give the business a trial. AS result he
has now one Of the most valuable collec-
lions of Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks
in the country, and is shipping his fowls
in all directions.
The b. D. Fair affords the most excel
lent means of advertising, and as Mr..
Bowman was here with his fowls~carry
ing off many blue ribbons. his yard
secured a good boom in that way.
To all those who, in this section, ignore
the jeers and dismal forehodings of such
as are SO welded to the past as to fear that
anything new is of no good, and would
dissuade one from venturing into bust
ness never tried in Virginia, we say to all
such as have the pluck to engage in estab-
fishing new enterprises. we bid good speed
and wish the best of success.
Willie Lockrdge, youngest son of the
late Rev. John Lockridge, is preparing to
put in operation steam saw mill in the
: neighborbood of Mt. Torey Furna CO
There is an excellent body Of poplar pine
and other valuable woods on the lands.
" lille proposes to operate, aud knowing
the push of the young man, predict sue
, cess in his operations,
Willie IS bat little over 20 years of age,
but so good in h S judgment, the Messrs.
Whistler put him in charge of the large
force of workmen they had employed in
mining during the past season, and as soon
as operations begin again will put him in
his old place.
The remarkably fine weather that has
prevailed for the past few months, has
given the farmers a fine opportunity to
push their preparations for a corn and
] oats crop, and they have taken advantage
of the chance. In two weeks, if the
weather continues good, there will be but
little left to be done, but to harrow and
! furrow out for planting,
Jack Hall has brought the neighborhood
into his debt by killing, in the last few
weeks, two of the largest hawkes. ever seen
! in this section. They both measured more
than four feet from tip to tip.
! Already have the good effects of Jack S
craftsmanship been seen. for while these
two hawks were alive there was not day
in which some one did not complain OF
the loss CT chicken or two. In fact
during the past summer the depredations
of these pests were such as to cause gen
eral complaint. Hundreds of young chicks
were carried off.
Y To the two hawks that succumbed tC
Jacks unerring refe may be added two
owls of enormous size, killed by him
recently. We hope he will remain III oul
midst q few few months; and if he does
) we look for the determination Of CHECKER
thieves of the feathered variety. Wisf